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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 13, 1922
Page
4
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics announces BC population at 623,369, up 130,888 since 1911. Victoria city records 38,096 residents, an increase of 7,086 over the previous census.
Road enthusiasts sense a shift in the Department of Public Works stance in Victoria on the trans-provincial highway. Dr Sutherland of Revelstoke supports the Fraser Canyon route. Prior government backing favored Hope Princeton, but reports suggest a changed situation.
Ottawa reports swirl around Hon. Jas. Murdock minister of labor amid Nova Scotia coal miners quarrel. PM declares Gillen board reconvened regardless. Murdock tore up PM’s note during labor estimates debate as gossips predict a cabinet change.
Hon. Chas. Stewart the interior minister backs Banff Windermere road work and aims to secure extra funds via supplementary estimates. He notes 1922 park appropriations remain unchanged and pledges support to finish the crucial link of The Blue Trail this season.
Ottawa notes a rise in farm stock imports for breeding with 279 horses 833 cattle 371 sheep 110 swine and 16 goats entering in the last fiscal year. Despite higher U S imports the breeds chiefly trace to British origins.
A speaker recalls Canada’s war sacrifices on anniversary eve of Easter. He honors fallen leaders, laments loss of leadership among half a million, and cites personal memories of sons and comrades. Mothers of Cranbrook are urged to guide future generations toward the monument.
Rumor spreads about a large pulp and paper mill near Fernie in Crow's Nest Pass. Promoters, backed by financially strong interests, pursue timber supply and power access with cruisers and mill experts active along South Fork and Lodge Pole Creek.
Advert says zam-buk is a pure herbal skin dressing that heals wounds and diseases. It touts antiseptic, tissue building powers and skin regeneration, urging use for eczema ringworm ulcers and piles with a fifty cent box praised for saving doctor bills.
Ore received at Trail Smelter for the period March 22 to April 7 lists mine localities and tonnages including Anna Slocan City Ottawa Slocan City 11 tons Beaverdell Emerald Salmo Horn Silver Similkameen 27 McAllister Three Forks B C 20 Renner Drace Ewings Lag 26 Roseberry Surprise New Denver 109 Silversmith Landen B C 42 Silver Standard New Hazelton 31 Sally Beaverdell 20 Utica Adamant 33 Company Mines 8422 tons total 43.
No. 823 leaves at 7.05 am and arrives 2.10 pm. Services to Cranbrook Lake Windermere and Golden run Mondays and Thursdays. No. 881 leaves 9 am Wednesdays and Saturdays. No. 822 arrives 8.36 pm. For more details contact any ticket agent. B. Proctor, District Passenger Agent, Calgary.
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